Geography of Low-Income Families and Children Fact Sheet

Posted on November 17, 2003

Low-income families are moving to the South to follow jobs -- a sign of families' commitment to work, and the need for strong work supports, like an expanded federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), refundable state tax credits, and affordable child care. Restoring recent immigrants' access to income and work supports would decrease the vulnerability of their children and help these families become financially stable.